Virginia Historical Society Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Robert Knox Sneden (1832-1918)
Scrapbook, 1861-1865
Mss5:7 Sn237:1

Scrapbook Inventory
Part 2: The Peninsula Campaign (pp. 90-142)

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Page	Type	Title or Text	Description
90	plate	Ruins of Hampton, Virginia.
90	plate	Map of Hampton to Howard's Bridge Virginia.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
91	print	Fortress Munroe Va.	Three printed photographs of Fort Monroe, Va.
93	plate	Position of Union Army. [map]	Map of the position of the III Corps of the U.S. Army of the Potomac at Hampton, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
94	plate	"Burnt Ordinary."	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
94	plate	The Union Army Encampment at Hampton, Virginia. [map]	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
95	plate	Head Qurs of Maj Genl S. Heintzelman 3rd Army Corps A.P. amid the Ruins of Hampton Virginia. March 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
95	plate	Plan of the Rebel Position at Howard's Bridge. April 4th 1862. [map]	Map of Confederate troop positions in Isle of Wight County, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
95	plate	St. John's Church before its destruction. Hampton Va.	Built in 1728, St. John's Church was destroyed by Confederate troops in 1861.
96	plate	Front View of St. John's Church. Hampton, Virginia.
96	print	Ruins of Old Church, Hampton, Va.	Printed photograph.
96	plate	Rear View of St. John's Church. Hampton, Virginia.
97	print	Bvt. Maj. General E. B. Tyler.	Printed photographic portrait of Erastus Barnard Tyler (1822-1891), Union general.
97	plate	A Tombstone in St. John's Churchyard.	Sketch of the tombstone of Thomas Garte (1640-1700) in the churchyard of St. John's Episcopal Church, Hampton, Va.
97	print	Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania.	Printed photographic portrait of Andrew Gregg Curtin (1817-1894), Republican governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War.
97	plate	A Tombstone. St. John's Churchyard. Hampton, Va.	Sketch of the tombstone of Ann T. Davis in the churchyard of St. John's Church, Hampton, Va.
97	plate	Big Bethel. Virginia.	Sketch of Confederate earthworks near Big Bethel, Newport News, Va.
97	plate	Head Quarters of Genl. McClellan. Little Bethel Va.	Sketch of the headquarters of Gen. George B. McClellan on April 4, 1862, during the advance of the Union Army up the Virginia Peninsula.
97	plate	View of Howard's Bridge. April 5th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
98	plate	Map showing route of 3rd Army Corps, A.P. from Howard's Bridge to the Sawmill. April 5 and 6th 1862.	Map of a portion of Isle of Wight County, Va., showing headquarters camps of the various generals of U.S. Army of the Potomac. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
99	plate	Redoubt.	Sketch of the Confederate fort, known as "Camp Misery," on the Ships Point Road on the Virginia Peninsula.
99	plate	Plan of Rebel Redoubt and Barracks "Camp Misery." [map]	Map of a Confederate fort on the Virginia Peninsula, evacuated on 5 April 1862.
99	plate	Plan of Rebel Fort (Camp Misery) on Ship Point Road - Virginia. [map]
100	plate	Plan of Yorktown Virginia. April 1862. [map]	Map of Yorktown, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
101	plate	Yorktown Virginia in 1780.	Sketch of Yorktown, Va.
101	print	Plan of the Investment and Attack of York in Virginia. [map]	Printed map of the 1781 siege of Yorktown, Va. The map bears annotations by Sneden.
102	print	[Map of the Siege of Yorktown, Va., in October 1781]	Printed map bearing annotations by Sneden. Includes Sneden's notes regarding British forces surrendered to the Americans at Yorktown, Va., 19 October 1781.
103	plate	Official Map of The Union [?] in front of Yorktown, Va.	Map of Union battery positions near Yorktown, Va., in April 1862. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
104	plate	The Union position before Yorktown, Va. 18th April 1862. [map]	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
105		blank page
106	print	Scenes and Views in Yorktown, in 1862.	Printed photographs of eight different buildings in Yorktown, Va., after its occupation by U.S. Army troops in April 1861.
107	print	Army advancing up the Peninsula.	Printed sketch of the U.S. Army of the Potomac crossing one of the bridges spanning the Chickahominy River, east of Richmond, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
107	plate	At the Old Temple Farm - near Moore's House. Yorktown, Virginia. 1862.	Sketch of the tombstone of William Gooch (d. 1655) at the "Temple Farm," York County, Va.
107	plate	Outside Yorktown.	Sketch of the tombstone of Walter Aston (ca. 1607-1656), merchant and planter, and his son, Walter Aston (1639-1667).
107	plate	Siege of Yorktown, Va. 1862.	Chart, compiled by Sneden, listing the types of guns used by Union batteries during the Siege of Yorktown, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
108	plate	Union Hospitals at Clarke's House near "The Sawmill" front of Yorktown, Virginia and Encampment of Fitz John Porter's Division A. P. April 11th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
108	plate	Entrance to Wormsley Creek Va. April 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
108	plate	Yorktown, Virginia. From Head Qrs. Genl. Heintzelman 3rd Army Corps at "The Sawmill." May 2nd 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
109	plate	Headquarters of Maj. Genl. Saml. P. Heintzelman Commanding 3rd Army Corps at Howe's Sawmill in front of Yorktown. April 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
109	plate	View from Battery No. 4. April 16th 1862.	Sketch of a view of Yorktown, Va., from a Union battery. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
109	plate	Union Gunboats shelling Yorktown Va. and Gloucester Point. April 14th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
110	plate	Ruins of Genl. Magruder's Head Qrs. Yorktown, Va. May 4th 1862.	Sketch of the ruins of the house in Yorktown, Va., used as headquarters by Gen. John Bankhead Magruder. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
110	plate	Plan of the Union and Rebel Position at Yorktown Va. [map]	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
110	plate	Old House. Yorktown, Va. Head Qurs of Lafayette in 1781.	Sketch of the house in Yorktown, Va., used in 1781 as the headquarters of the Marquis de Lafayette.
111	plate	Yorktown. Virginia from the York River. May 4th 1862.	Sketch of Yorktown, Va., after its evacuation by Confederate forces. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
111	plate	View on Main St. on Main St. Yorktown Va. May 4th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
111	plate	The Rebel Water Battery known as Battery Magruder. Yorktown, Va.	Sketch of abandoned Confederate artillery battery at Yorktown, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
112	plate	The Custom House. Yorktown, Va. used for Confederate Hospital.	Sketch of the Custom House at Yorktown, Va., built in 1721. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
112	plate	A dismantled gun in Rebel Battery. Yorktown, Va. 4th April 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
112	plate	Union and Rebel works Yorktown Va. [map]	Map of Union and Confederate earthworks at Yorktown, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
113	plate	"The Moore House" near Yorktown, Va. Built 1653.	Sketch of the Moore House at Yorktown, Va. The house was used as a U.S. Army Signal Station and as the headquarters of Union Gen. Fitz-John Porter. In 1781, George Washington and Lord Cornwallis met in the house to draft the terms of Cornwallis's surrender.
114	print	Staff and English Officers and Topographical Engineers at General McClellan's Headquarters.	Printed photographs taken during the Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
115	plate	The Union Assault on the Rebel Works at Lee's Mill. Yorktown Va. Fought April 16th 1862. [map]	Map of the Battle of Lee's Mill, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
115	plate	The Rebel Headquarters in Ravine. Yorktown, Va. During the Siege.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
115	plate	The Centre position of Union and Rebel Armies. Yorktown Va. [map]	Map of opposing lines at Yorktown, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
116	plate	Interior of Mortar Battery No. 4. Yorktown Va.	Sketch of Union mortar battery at Yorktown, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
116	plate	Farnhold's House near Moore House. Yorktown Va. used by U.S. Signal Corps. April 1862.	Sketch of a house used by the U.S. Army Signal Corps to signal ships on the York River. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
116	plate	The Sallyport or Main Entrance to Yorktown Va.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
117	plate	The Head Quarters of Maj. Genl. George B. McClellan, USA in front of Yorktown Va.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
117	plate	Cornwallis' Cave at Yorktown Va. - used for a magazine by the Rebels in 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
117	plate	Union Battery No. 1 in Front of Yorktown, Virginia. April 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
118	plate	Mortar Battery No. 4. Yorktown Va.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
118	plate	Rebel Magazines in the Ravines inside Yorktown Va. April 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
118	plate	A Street in Yorktown, Va., after the Evacuation. April 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
119	print	A Street in Yorktown During the Siege.	Printed photograph. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
119	print	Battery No. 4 in Front of Yorktown.	Printed photographs of Union mortars at Yorktown, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
120	print	Battery No. 4 in Front of Yorktown.	Printed photographs of Union artillery at Yorktown, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
120	print	Confederate Fortifications at Yorktown.	Printed photographs. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
121	plate	Map of the Lines at Yorktown Virginia. April 1862.	Includes a sketch entitled "View of Yorktown from Battery 5." Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
124	plate	The Battle of Williamsburg Virginia.	Text by Sneden concerning Union and Confederate casualties at the Battle of Williamsburg, 5 May 1862. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
125	print	Genl. Saml. P. Heintzelman	Printed photographic portrait of Samuel Peter Heintzelman, commander of the 3rd Army Corps of the U.S. Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Williamsburg, Va.
125	print	Battle of Williamsburg.	Printed sketch of the fighting at the Battle of Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
125	print	McClellan and His Generals.	Printed photograph of Gen. George B. McClellan and his general officers.
126	print	With Hancock At Williamsburg From Notebook And Memory.	Newspaper article, written in 1894 by Edmund Clarence Stedman, concerning the Battle of Williamsburg, Va. Includes annotations by Sneden regarding casualties suffered in each of the Union Corps in the battle.
127	plate	View of "Fort Magruder." Battlfield of Williamsburg Virginia.	Battle of Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
127	plate	The Battlefield of Williamsburg Va. fought 5th May 1862. [map]	Map of the Battle of Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
131	plate	Head Quarters of 3rd Army Corps at Dr. Mercer's house Williamsburg Virginia. May 6th to 12th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
131	plate	The U.S. Army Corps Badges and Flags.	Sketch of corps badges and flags used by the U.S. Army of the Potomac.
131	print	Map of The Peninsula of Virginia. Showing route of McClellan's [?]	Printed map.
132	plate	View of The William and Mary College. Williamsburg Virginia. Sketched May 6th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862. Includes notes by Sneden concerning use of the college as a hospital by Union troops.
132	print	The Road from Yorktown to Williamsburg Va. May 1862.	Printed sketch of a Union wagon train struggling on a muddy road on the Virginia Peninsula in may 1862. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
133	plate	Enemy Shelling Headquarters of Gen S. P. Heintzelman.	Sketch of Samuel P. Heintzelman's headquarters at the Adam's House being shelled by Confederate artillery during the Battle of Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
133	plate	Battlefield of Williamsburg Va. from the interior of Fort Magruder. Sketched the day after the battle 6th May 1862.	Battle of Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
134	plate	Head Quarters of 3rd Corps. Genl. S. P. Heintzelman at Mrs. Taylor's House. Barhamsville Va. May 9th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
134	plate	Head Quarters of 3rd Corps. Genl. S. P. Heintzelman at Mr. Williams' House. Barhamsville, Va. 10th and 11th May 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
134	plate	Head Quarters 3rd Corps. Genl. S. P. Heintzelman at Haggerty's House. Barhamsville Virginia. Sunday May 12th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
135		blank page
136	plate	Head Quarters Genl. S. P. Heintzelman 3rd Corps at Sawyer Telamachus Taylor's House at New Kent Court House Virginia. May 19th - 22nd, 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
136	plate	View of Head Qurs Genl. S. P. Heintzelman 3rd Army Corps at House of Dr. John Tyler. Baltimore Cross Roads, Virginia. May 21st 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
137	plate	Head Quarters Genl S. P. Heintzelman 3rd Corps at Slater's House Slatersville Virginia May 16th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
138	plate	St. Peter's Church near New Kent Court House Virginia where Washington was married 1759 to Martha Custis.	Sketch of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, New Kent County, Va., built 1701-1703 (with the tower added 1739-1741).
138	plate	[Tombstone inscription of Mr. William Chamberlayn]	Sketch of the tombstone, inside St. Peter's Episcopal Church, of William Chamberlayne (ca. 1700-1736).
138	plate	[Tombstone inscription of Thomas and Robert Mosson]	Sketch of the tombstone, in the churchyard of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, of Thomas Mosson (ca. 1710-1730) and his brother, Robert Mosson (d. 1744).
138	plate	[Tombstone inscription of Ann Clopton]	Sketch of the tombstone, in the churchyard of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, of Ann Clopton (ca. 1646-1716).
139	plate	New Bridge. Chickahominy.	Sketch of one of several bridges that spanned the Chickahominy River on the Virginia Peninsula. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
139	plate	Map Showing The Chickahominy and James Rivers and from Richmond to Harrison's Landing Va.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
140	plate	New Kent Court House Virginia. May 19th 1862.	Includes notes concerning the Confederate evacuation of New Kent Court House, Va. Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
141	plate	Head Quarters 3rd Corps. Genl. S. P. Heintzelman at a deserted house near Bottom's Bridge, Chickahominy River Va. May 26th-28th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
141	plate	Head Quarters 3rd Corps Genl. S. P. Heintzelman at Garthwrights House. Linden Farm Virginia. May 28th-30th 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.
141	plate	"White House". White House Landing Pamunkey River Virginia. May 22nd 1862.	The house, owned by the Lee family, was destroyed by occupying Union troops.
142	print	The White House, Va., The Residence of Mrs. Custis, Where She Married General Washington.	Printed sketch.
142	plate	Ruins of "The White House." Pamunkey River Va. June 1862.
142	plate	Ruins of R.R. Bridge across the Pamunkey River Va. near White House Landing. June 1862.
142	print	View of White House Landing Virginia. 1862.	Peninsula Campaign, March-July 1862.